The following op-ed originally appeared in the Des Moines Register. GOP wants businesses to control environmental research It’s all about priorities. That’s what Rep. Pat Grassley, Republican from New Hartford, said Monday about his party’s plan to root out centers for environmental research at two state universities. “We have to make these tough decisions, and… Read More

This blog written by four Iowa State University graduates originally appeared on Food First’s website. Public Science Under Attack: Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Ahna Kruzic, Andrea Basche, Angie Carter and Gabrielle Roesch-McNally 04.17.2017 Photo by David Cornwell, CC / BY All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the… Read More

This letter to the editor originally appeared in the Des Moines Register on Sunday, April 16th.   (Photo: Contributed/Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture/STRIPS Research Team) The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture is a sound investment for all Iowans, which has so many questioning why it is on the chopping block. Over the last 30 years,… Read More

Since Tuesday evening, April 11th to Sunday afternoon, April 16th, over 613 supporters of the Leopold Center have signed a petition created by former graduate students urging legislators fund the center. They represent the many who benefit from the ecological, social, and economic benefit of the Center’s continued research and partnership with new and beginning… Read More

We’ve been asked to share how the Leopold Center has benefited us and Iowa at large through our research. This will be shared with legislators and entered into testimony. Here is the request: We need your story about what you did/are doing with the Leopold Center and how you are working in the field now… Read More